Mason
After facing a great deal of challenges in the process of getting his car appraised, Mr. Joe told me that choosing the most competent or rather the right certified car appraiser is the biggest challenge car owners and car dealers in Ventura CA face. Indeed for most of the residents, their collector cars are just as precious to them as their homes and families, or even more in some cases. It is very important to find an individual who has the capacity of carefully calculating and documenting a value for that particular car if one intends to fully safeguard the asset. It should not be forgotten that the moment a person has their car appraised in a professional manner, regardless of the reason; they are purchasing an aspect of great importance than merely the document’s page numbers. In other words, they are as well purchasing a lawful document. In this regard, the experience, credibility, and more importantly the reputation that an appraiser has managed to retain come out as the primary elements of a remarkable and dependable car appraisal.
A smart car owner or driver will not forget that the certified car appraiser’s role is not supposed to end upon them handing over the car appraisal report. Instead, they as well have the obligation of standing behind the same appraisal report maybe decades down the road to the point at which the car’s worth needs to be determined for the purposes of claiming insurance. While in Ventura CA, I asked one of the most reputable classic car appraisers what he would ask the appraiser if they were the ones seeking appraisal services. His answer was precise, “Will the inspector who comes out to look at the vehicle(s) actually be the person who establishes the value?” He insisted that in case ‘NO’ is the answer received, then the best move would be to terminate the call instantly. His explanation was that in this time and age there era several so called ‘appraisal networks’ or ‘appraisal groups’ that only train agents for less than one week and delegates them the task of gathering information or photographing the car in question. They then gather the information in a hurried manner before emailing the digital pictures and information to the head office which is usually hundreds or even thousands of miles away. The task is then left with an office individual to format the information into a report form and establish the vehicle’s worth.
